美國(guó)政府計(jì)劃在美國(guó)打造專注于下一代制造技術(shù)的區(qū)域性機(jī)構(gòu)，以期推動(dòng)并吸引更多的制造業(yè)就業(yè)機(jī)會(huì)回流美國(guó)，這是美國(guó)商務(wù)部副部長(zhǎng)Rebecca Blank在日前硅谷領(lǐng)袖集團(tuán)(Silicon Valley Leadership Group)2013年度經(jīng)濟(jì)環(huán)境高峰會(huì)議上所強(qiáng)調(diào)的發(fā)展方向。
美國(guó)的目標(biāo)在于投入十億美元成立幾座高科技制造中心。在美國(guó)國(guó)會(huì)尚未核準(zhǔn)這筆基金以前，Blank并呼吁一些公共/私人合作伙伴競(jìng)標(biāo)高達(dá)4,000萬(wàn)美元的聯(lián)邦資金，積極投入相關(guān)產(chǎn)業(yè)發(fā)展。
“最好能在未來(lái)幾年內(nèi)投入于一些像機(jī)器人、新材料與網(wǎng)絡(luò)安全等領(lǐng)域，”Blank在這次會(huì)議的一個(gè)座談會(huì)上表示，“這是我們必須放手去做的各種投資計(jì)劃之一…許多競(jìng)爭(zhēng)對(duì)手國(guó)都已經(jīng)開始在做了?！?
推動(dòng)技術(shù)飛躍式的進(jìn)展是一個(gè)很棒的想法──這是硅谷從20年前即存在的觀念。新思科技CEO Aart de Geus在該座談會(huì)上表示。但對(duì)于已經(jīng)高度自動(dòng)化的制造業(yè)，Aart de Geus表示：“我們已經(jīng)看到生產(chǎn)力大幅提升了，接下來(lái)的問(wèn)題應(yīng)該著重于探討什么才是下一波新浪潮，”他說(shuō)。
去年年底一座由政府和私人資金合作的“美國(guó)添加劑制造創(chuàng)新研究院”(NAMII)已經(jīng)在美國(guó)俄亥俄州Youngstown市成立并展開運(yùn)作。這座NAMII主要專注于 3D打印業(yè)務(wù)。
據(jù)報(bào)導(dǎo)該中心從國(guó)防部獲得了大約3,000萬(wàn)美元，以及幾家私營(yíng)部門的合作伙伴的投資，包括波音(Boeing)、IBM和卡內(nèi)基·梅隆大學(xué)(Carnegie Mellon University)?？偣布s有12所研究大學(xué)和35家制造商將參與該制造中心。
美國(guó)商務(wù)部副部長(zhǎng)布蘭克(Rebecca Blank)、《Silicon Valley Business Journal》Cromwell Schubarth、新思科技CEO Aart de Geus均參與了這項(xiàng)座談會(huì)。
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參考英文原文：U.S. seeks more manufacturing tech centers，by Rick Merritt
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U.S. seeks more manufacturing tech centers
Rick Merritt
SANTA CLARA, Calif. – The Obama Administration wants to form regional institutes focused on next-generation manufacturing technologies to help attract more manufacturing jobs back to the U.S., said Deputy Commerce Secretary Rebecca Blank in a visit to Silicon Valley.
The Obama Administration aims to propose spending a billion dollars to create a number of such centers. In lieu of Congress approving the funds, Blank called for a number of public/private partnerships that could make competitive bids for up to about $40 million in federal funds each with matching contributions from states and industry.
“It would be great to launch a number of these in next several years in areas such as robotics, new materials and cyber-security,” said Blank, at a panel hosted by the Silicon Valley Leadership Group. “This is one of those investments we need to be doing… many of our competitor nations are doing this."
(From left) Cromwell Schubarth, Silicon Valley Business Journal; U.S. Deputy Commerce Secretary Jennifer Blank and Aart de Geus, chief executive of Synopsys.
An effort to leap ahead in technology is “a great idea--it’s the notion of Silicon Valley from 20 years ago,” said Aart de Geus, chief executive of Synopsys, also on the panel.
De Geus expressed some skepticism about a focus on manufacturing which is already heavily automated. “We’ve seen incredible increases in productivity--now the question is what’s the next wave,” he said.
One pilot institute is already up and running in Youngstown, Ohio. The National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute (NAMII) was officially formed late last year with a focus on 3-D printing.
It reportedly received about $30 million from the Department of Defense along with matching funds from private sector partners including Boeing, IBM and Carnegie Mellon University. A total of about 12 research universities and 35 manufacturers will take part in the center, Blank said.
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